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The
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) was established
in 1955 through the consolidation of the following seven
organizations:
- American
Association of Social Workers (AASW)
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American Association of Psychiatric Social Workers
(AAPSW)
- American
Association of Group Workers (AAGW)
- Association
for the Study of Community Organization (ASCO)
- American
Association of Medical Social Workers (AAMSW)
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National Association of School Social Workers (NASSW)
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Social Work Research Group (SWRG)
NASW’s
primary functions include promoting the professional
development of its members, establishing and maintaining
professional standards of practice, advancing sound
social policies, and providing services that protect
its members and enhance their professional status. The
Association developed and adopted the NASW Code of Ethics
and other generalized and specialized practice standards.
Certification and quality assurance are promoted through
the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW), the
NASW Register of Clinical Social Workers, and the Diplomate
in Clinical Social Work (DCSW). Among NASW’s political
action programs are Political Action for Candidate Election
(PACE) and Educational Legislative Action Network (ELAN).
The Association also sponsors, through its 56 chapters
in the U.S. and abroad, professional conferences and
continuing education programs, and produces journals—such
as the flagship Social Work—books, and major reference
works for the profession.
The
Virgin Islands Chapter was formed in March, 1991.
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